Hrvatsko kulturno društvo Napredak Mostar

Founded in 1902, Hrvatsko kulturno društvo Napredak Mostar is a non-profit association based in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina working on arts & culture, heritage, education.

Hrvatsko kulturno društvo Napredak Mostar is a Croatian cultural society based in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Founded in 1902 by Herzegovinian Franciscans and Croatian patriots as a support society for secondary and university students, it later merged into the wider Napredak society. Its activities include awarding scholarships and financial grants to talented pupils and students, publishing books and the annual Napredak historical calendar, organising public lectures and book presentations, running workshops in languages, music, computing and the arts, and holding cultural events such as the Christmas and Easter gatherings. The society works to promote, protect and develop Croatian cultural heritage and language, primarily for the Croatian community in Herzegovina and Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was banned in 1949 and restored in 1990.